HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015/10/21 - Minutes - Special October 21, 2015
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
A. CALL TO ORDER
A special meeting of the City of Rancho Cucamonga City Council was held on Wednesday, October 21,
2015, in the Tri-Communities Conference Room at City Hall located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho
Cucamonga, California. Mayor Michael called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.
Candyce Burnett, Planning Director, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present were Council Members: Bill Alexander, Diane Williams, Lynne Kennedy, and Mayor Pro Tem
Sam Spagnolo; and Mayor L. Dennis Michael.
Also present were: John Gillison, City Manager; Linda Daniels, Assistant City Manager; Candyce Burnett,
Planning Director; Tom Grahn, Associate Planner, and Linda Troyan, City Clerk Services Director.
B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
There were none.
C. ITEMS OF BUSINESS
C1. City Council Workshop for North Eastern Sphere Annexation Project (General Plan Amendment
DRC2015-00749, Etiwanda North Specific Plan Amendment DRC2015-00750; North Eastern
Sphere Annexation Specific Plan DRC2015-00751, Zoning Map Amendment DRC2015-00752,
and Programmatic Environmental Impact Report— City of Rancho Cucamonga)—A workshop on
the initial planning concepts for the project.
John Gillison, City Manager, gave a brief overview of the project. Candyce Burnett, Planning Director,
introduced David Sargent and John Bauche of Sargent Town Planning, who via PowerPoint presentation,
outlined existing conditions and presented an initial concept plan for the project area. The plan is based
upon maintaining open space and conservation on 2,915 acres in the northern portion of the annexation
area and allowing for a 'residential village" on approximately 1,200 acres in the southern portion of the
annexation area. Early concepts for this area include a mix of residential product types, a central "town
center" with neighborhood retail and restaurants, with public uses and amenities arranged in a compact,
walkable land use pattern that would encourage active living. The Planning Commission held a workshop
on August 12, 2015, to review the initial concept plan for the project, and overall was supportive of the
project. The project team responded to questions of Council.
City Council supported the proposed annexation and was overall pleased with the initial planning
concepts for the project. Council remarks included preserving wildlife and preventing interactions,
possibly catching water runoff and retention, potential community concern with traffic, project view from
major highways, and consideration of strong winds in the area, the need to continue positive relationships
with affected agencies concerning annexation, and need to create a theme like no other project in the
City.
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Staff to provide Council with a handout version of the PowerPoint presentation. City Manager Gillison
announced staff will continue to keep Council and the Planning Commission fully informed of the project.
Next steps include:
• Continue to coordinate with County Flood Control, fire, utilities, Metropolitan Water District, and
other applicable City and County agencies
• Integrate North Eastern Sphere Annexation Specific Plan, NESASP, Process with Healthy RC
Steering Committee and process
• Continue to speak with interested parties
• Determine the appropriate structure and timing for town hall meetings
• Continue to work with Technical Advisory Committee to define and refine Plan
• Fall 2015: Analysis and refinement
• Winter 2015: Refined Plan framework and Specific Plan ,SP, outline
• Spring 2016: SP and EIR
• Summer 2016: Public Hearings
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 4:48 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Services Director
Approved: November 4, 2015— Regular Meeting
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